Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Pope stresses "fundamental" value of women in Church

Pope stresses "fundamental" value of women in Church

Pope Francis arrives to lead a weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Basilica, at the VaticanBy Naomi O'Leary ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis stressed the "fundamental" importance of women in the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, a message hailed as a significant shift from the position of his predecessor Benedict. Supporters of liberal reform of the Church have called on it to give a greater voice to women and recognize their importance to the largest religious denomination in the world, and some groups call for women to be ordained as priests. ...



Source: news.yahoo.com

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